One of the citizens is currently based in SA, and his ‘crime’ is calling for real democracy to be instituted in the country formerly called Swaziland.

EWN|The Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) in South Africa has alleged that King Mswati III has passed a decree for four “high-profile” eSwatini citizens to be charged with high treason.

Among them are Prophet Gcina Mtsetfwa, Sibahle Sinje chairman Musa Nkambule, journalist Musa Ndlangamandla and the founder and editor of Swaziland News, Zweli Martin Dlamini.

They could face the death penalty if found guilty.

Prophet Mtsetfwa told Eyewitness News on Thursday that police had told him the prosecuting authority was on its way to South Africa, where he is currently based.

He recently told a trade union march that eSwatini should be a multi-party democracy by 2022, a “crime” he believes landed him in hot water with the royal house.

According to him, things between him and the royal family went south when he went from being a traditional healer to a Christian.

Mswati rules his small nation as an absolute monarch and brooks little opposition.